Add a marathon Senate floor protest to the paralysis gripping Washington as a partial government shutdown enters its fourth week. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., pulled an all-nighter on the Senate floor ...

Democratic Rep. Adam Smith urges the release of video footage showing the follow-up strike on an alleged drug vessel ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) concluded his marathon speech Wednesday afternoon, having held the floor for 22 hours and 39 minutes to rail against “grave threats” presented by President Trump. Merkley, a ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley’s overnight remarks ending early Wednesday evening put him in the top tier of lengthy floor speeches in the chamber’s history, a marathon floor protest emblematic of the paralysis ...

Cortez, a member of the House of Representatives, would be unlikely to speak on the Senate floor in the first place.

A Senate plan to take up a major fiscal 2026 appropriations package on the floor next week is looking increasingly like a long shot. After finally bringing a 43-day partial government shutdown to an ...